Faith

Faith - A unique female name

Faith appeared on the charts for the first time in 1911 on position #683.
In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Faith and more.

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The baby girl name Faith was given to
3,489 baby girls in 2012, ranking #75 on the national girl baby name top chart.

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With that position 1 in 405 baby girls were given this name - making this a unique female name
according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Faith peaked in popularity 17 years ago in 2002 on position 48.

Famous with this name

Faith Wladyka

Faith Ford

Faith Bacon

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Rating: 5/5 (13 people)

Faith is currently topping the charts in...

Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states?
Faith is currently topping the baby name charts in Alaska at position #46 - and is the least popular in
Utah at position #275.

Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific
charts below and find out how popular or unique Faith is where you live.

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Faith origin and meaning

Faith is a 5 letter name with 1 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Faith, pop culture references for the name Faith and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.

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Name statistics

Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.

With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.

Chart position per year (visualized)

Chart position per state (visualized)

Chart position per year (table view)

Year

Rank

2012

75

2011

71

2010

74

2009

79

2008

90

2007

74

2006

62

2005

49

2004

52

2003

50

2002

48

2001

53

2000

66

1999

76

1998

106

1997

124

1996

149

1995

172

1994

218

1993

245

1992

246

1991

261

1990

292

1989

362

1988

386

1987

400

1986

374

1985

408

1984

360

1983

344

1982

344

1981

307

1980

303

1979

283

1978

278

1977

294

1976

342

1975

370

1974

383

1973

397

1972

394

1971

398

1970

411

1969

421

1968

411

1967

371

1966

359

1965

342

1964

333

1963

334

1962

351

1961

335

1960

324

1959

322

1958

334

1957

318

1956

313

1955

304

1954

326

1953

338

1952

337

1951

329

1950

383

1949

411

1948

405

1947

379

1946

366

1945

336

1944

321

1943

293

1942

285

1941

308

1940

330

1939

336

1938

375

1937

354

1936

334

1935

377

1934

368

1933

360

1932

354

1931

402

1930

458

1929

489

1928

486

1927

488

1926

463

1925

462

1924

461

1923

479

1922

492

1921

517

1920

607

1919

590

1918

519

1917

545

1916

750

1915

569

1914

669

1913

636

1912

707

1911

683

Chart position per state (table view)

State

Rank

Alaska

46

Hawaii

48

New Mexico

52

Arizona

52

Michigan

52

Delaware

54

Texas

64

Missouri

65

Oklahoma

66

Nebraska

66

Oregon

67

Indiana

68

Kansas

68

Arkansas

68

Florida

69

Maryland

71

Ohio

72

Virginia

77

West Virginia

79

Pennsylvania

79

Wisconsin

83

South Carolina

84

Idaho

88

Washington

88

California

88

Louisiana

89

Minnesota

89

Nevada

93

Colorado

93

Iowa

95

North Carolina

97

New York

98

South Dakota

98

Georgia

98

Massachusetts

99

Rhode Island

100

Mississippi

103

New Jersey

104

Tennessee

105

Connecticut

107

Maine

110

Alabama

115

Illinois

118

District of Columbia

120

New Hampshire

124

Kentucky

125

Montana

127

Utah

275

Even more about Faith

These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.

Is Faith a common or unique name?

By analyzing the number of births and frequency of this name we've determined that it's currently a unique female name.

What is the number of syllables for the name Faith?

1 syllables. Why is this important?
One of the things that makes a baby name sound good and have a nice rythm
is the number of syllables - and especially the number of syllables along with the syllable count for your last name. A simple
rule is to avoid having the same number of syllables in your first, middle and last name.

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